Two House Democrats fare floating bringing articles of impeachment against Attorney General Todd Blanche when they retake the gavel in January - though it is unclear there is an appetite to do so.
Democrats have made clear they plan to investigate a flurry of the Justice Department's actions in the next Congress.
Even so, trying to bring early stage impeachment articles against Blanche, a former federal prosecutor and longtime Trump ally, might risk splintering the coalition in its earliest days.
The idea was first floated by Representative Hank Johnson, a Georgia Democrat on the The Dan Abrams Show this week.
Johnson said that he personally believes the attorney general's actions 'demand' that he be impeached, and 'convicted and removed from office.'
'That's my personal opinion,' Johnson said, adding: 'I think his efforts to undermine the rule of law can't go unaddressed.'
During the same show, Representative Deborah Ross, a California Democrat, was asked whether she agreed with Johnson.
Ross said that she did, but noted that Blanche would not be her first choice, and believes Democrats should try to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth first.
'100 percent,' Ross said when asked whether she supported impeaching Blanche. 'But I think we should start with Hegseth.'
Under the US Constitution, Congress has the power to investigate, charge, and potentially remove certain federal officials through the impeachment process - though the bar for doing so is high.
No Cabinet members have ever been removed from office directly by impeachment, though the House has introduced articles to do so.
Todd Blanche, then the deputy attorney general, listens to Trump speak alongside then-Attorney General Pam Bondi
President Donald Trump is seen with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Attorney General Todd Blanche
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon
This occurred most recently in 2024, when the GOP-led House impeached former DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The Senate dismissed the effort without holding a full trial, after determining the House effort was unconstitutional.
That's a sentiment that appears to be shared by others in Congress, with Democrats and some Republicans suggesting Hegseth should resign from his post.
A White House insider familiar with Trump's phone calls told the Daily Mail that the president had been canvassing a handful of close advisers whether to get rid of him.
Outgoing House lawmaker Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican and outspoken Trump critic, suggested he could introduce articles of impeachment against Hegseth as early as next week.
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Many have criticized Hegseth's actions as SecDef, including Republicans, for failing to share key details and strategy about the Iran war. They have also accused him of withholding information about Iranian attacks on US bases in the region.
Outgoing North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis, a Republican who previously described his vote to confirm Hegseth as the 'worst' decision of his professional career, told CNN's Kaitlan Collins that many committee chairs and ranking members in the current Congress also view Hegseth as ill-equipped for the role.
Hegseth 'is just not the right guy for the job,' Tillis said.
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